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Old 20-01-2013, 11:44 PM
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Originally Posted by Janet Tweedy[_2_] View Post
On 20/01/2013 12:33, Martin wrote:
The blackbirds & pigeons always eat stuff off the
ground including the seed from the feeders

Wish i could identify this washed out looking kingfisher shaped bird,
seen it three times today, brother has no idea what it is and he is a
bird watcher! Flattish head which is why it has a similar shape to a
kingfisher (to my eyes) very pale colours eats seed from perches on
hanging feeder. Smaller than KF though.
The only thing that came to mind was a nuthatch, but that's readily recognisable. Try and get a better description and if poss a photo. If he's a birdwatcher and doesn't recognise it, it could well be something interesting - there's a lot of exotics around at this time of year.
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